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Belgian road comedy about two unlikely characters brought together under equally unlikely circumstances. Cast:Bouli Lanners, Fabrice Adde, Philippe Nahon, Didier Toupy, Francoise ChicheryDirector:Bouli LannersRelease Date:May 1, 2009DVD Release:July 14, 2009From:Film MovementLength:1 hr. 20 min.
Eldorado played in limited release to very good reviews. • Stan Hall wrote in the Portland Oregonian, "...an offbeat buddy movie about Yvan (writer-director Bouli Lanners), a dealer of vintage American cars; and lost-puppy junkie Didier (Fabrice Adde)." • And Thomasine Berg wrote in the Boston Globe, "...winner of Best European Film at the Cannes Directors' Fortnight 2008 festival... This is one crazy movie." More Reviews Below...
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (4 Reviews)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: VERY GOOD "...poignantly juggles absurdism and melancholy... reflects on the consequences of forsaking human (especially family) connections to go it alone in the world."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 723 words, 05/01/09
Bill Stamets, Chicago Sun-Times: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...writer-director Bouli Lanners evokes vistas from classic Westerns. Cinematographer Jean-Paul De Zaeytijd finds a grandeur in northern European horizons and skies."(See all of Bill Stamets's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 284 words, 05/29/09
V.A. Musetto, New York Post: VERY GOOD(cg) "...a Jarmusch-ian black comedy... fueled by the chemistry between Bouli Lanners and Fabrice Adde. They're so good together, they should make a sequel..."(See all of V.A. Musetto's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 231 words, 05/01/09
Melissa Anderson, Village Voice: VERY GOOD "...modest, yet surprisingly affecting... smart and confident enough to acknowledge that certain lives are dead ends, while others get tired of just spinning their wheels."(See all of Melissa Anderson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 204 words, 04/29/09
KEY CITIES (3 Reviews)
Walter Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle: VERY GOOD(cg) "Lanners is a director to watch - he's adroit in balancing the film's moods, and is fine at establishing a rapport between the two leads. He accomplishes a lot in 82 minutes."(See all of Walter Addiego's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 361 words, 07/03/09
Stan Hall, Portland Oregonian: MODERATE(cg) "...an offbeat buddy movie about Yvan (writer-director Bouli Lanners), a dealer of vintage American cars; and lost-puppy junkie Didier (Fabrice Adde)."(See all of Stan Hall's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 173 words, 06/12/09
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (2 Reviews)
Melissa Anderson, Village Voice: VERY GOOD "...modest, yet surprisingly affecting... smart and confident enough to acknowledge that certain lives are dead ends, while others get tired of just spinning their wheels."(See all of Melissa Anderson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 204 words, 04/29/09
HIGHBROW PRESS (1 Review)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: VERY GOOD "...poignantly juggles absurdism and melancholy... reflects on the consequences of forsaking human (especially family) connections to go it alone in the world."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 723 words, 05/01/09
MOVIE INDUSTRY (3 Reviews)
Leslie Felperin, Daily Variety: OUTSTANDING "...strikes a just-so balance between absurdist humor and sadness. Yet pic never puts a wrong foot forward in the direction of sentimentality or cliche."(See all of Leslie Felperin's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 629 words, 05/18/08
Ray Bennett, Hollywood Reporter: VERY GOOD "...often very amusing... Lanners has a firm grasp on where he wants the story to go and it plays out as a road picture with no fixed destination should."(See all of Ray Bennett's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 432 words, 05/19/08
Stephen Holden, New York Times: VERY GOOD "...poignantly juggles absurdism and melancholy... reflects on the consequences of forsaking human (especially family) connections to go it alone in the world."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 723 words, 05/01/09
12.8 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Eldorado's reviews are separated by an average 12.8 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
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Coverage:Eldorado's reviews cover 12.1% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 3,746 words involume (average is 20,172 words). Length:The film's reviews average 375 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 23 Days After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Eldorado's reviews on average broke 23 days after opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is Eldorado's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
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